Halo: Spartan Assault is a top-down third person shooter in the Halo series. It is being developed by 343 Industries and Vanguard Entertainment and will be published by Microsoft Studios for Windows 8 platforms (including Windows 8 Phones, Tablets and PCs). The game is expected to release July, 2013.

Halo: Spartan Assault is set at the start of humanity's conflict with the alien Covenant race, between the events of Halo 3 and Halo 4.

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Halo: Spartan Assault is set between the events of Halo 3 and Halo 4, in the 2550s. The game's story follows the actions of early Spartan forces as they undertake operations against the enemy Covenant forces. In covering this period in Halo lore the game will expand upon the background of the hostilities between humanity and Covenant.

Halo: Spartan Assault is the first third person shooter in the Halo series. The game plays as a top-down (isometric), 'twin-stick' third person shooter, and so has a slightly more arcade feel than any of the other entries in the series.